Frost Dates for 27018 — East Bend, North Carolina

Half of springs at Yadkinville 6 E, NC see their last 32°F night by April 16; only one in ten is past it by April 1, and one in ten still has one after May 3. Planting tender crops after April 22 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 27 20%, and after May 3 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 65% of the 173 North Carolina stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 25 in half of years, as early as October 11 one year in ten, and holds off past November 5 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 9 days later, around November 3; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 18, 15 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 191 days in a typical year, shorter than at 82% of the 173 North Carolina stations; it reaches 210 days one year in ten and falls short of 171 one year in ten. On average 104 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 13 days longer, to about April 29, and return around October 16. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes in 99% of winters, usually between December 13 and February 25.

July is the warmest month at Yadkinville 6 E, NC, averaging 87°F by day and 66°F at night; January is the coldest at 48°F and 25°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 90% of years and May still brings one in 13% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,901 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 79% of the 173 North Carolina stations. 37% of them (1,441) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 818. Precipitation totals 46.7 inches a year, most in July (4.6") and least in February (3.1"); May to September bring 46% of it.

The nearest other station, Pfafftown, NC, 9 miles east of East Bend, has a last frost 7 days earlier (April 9), a first frost 6 days later (October 31), a season 13 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in East Bend usually arrives around January 9, and the last of the season around February 17. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Yadkinville 6 E, NC, 4.8 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 90% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 58 days after the last snow.

ZIP 27018 is 5 miles from Yadkinville 6 E, NC, which stands at 875 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 1 other ZIP code shares the station; its figures are presented in full for 27055 (Yadkinville). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 27018 in zone 7b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged 5 to 10°F (-15.0 to -12.2°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.